CVE-2017-7828
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when flushing and resizing layout because the "PressShell" object has been freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash during these operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57, Firefox ESR < 52.5, and Thunderbird < 52.5.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 2, 2018, 8:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7828 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4035 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4035 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406750 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406750 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3372 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3372 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412252 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412252 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3247 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3247 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-26/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-26/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00018.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4061 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4061 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 57.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.5.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.5.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4061 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4035 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3372 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3247 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7828 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.40 }} 0.00%
score
0.74048
percentile